I am SOOOO sorry for not updating for a few months. I've just had a really bad case of writers block. I try to make sure I write the best stories for my readers. I don't like disappointing those who read my stories. Anyway, I'm getting over it and I have a few ideas growing. The wheels in my head are turning. Okay, enough with the metaphors and on with the story.

2 years later

Planet Xanthar

Trigulon Galaxy

3600 lightyears from Earth

If you were to look at the planet Xanthar right now, you would probably think the planet was under attack or experiencing some sort of apocalyptic disaster. However, such was not the case. It was a mere friendly training session between sensei and pupil.

They were moving so fast there were no blurs, but pieces of light and energy colliding with one another. That's pretty damn fast.

The fight was incredible to behold, at least for those who could actually tell what was going on. Punches, kicks, and ki blasts were flying in every which direction.

Gohan suddenly slowed down to assess the situation he was in. This spar had been going on for a few hours now. However, he had made no headway into breeching his master's defenses. To add to that was the fact that Gohan had several bruises and cuts. During his training, Gohan had discovered that while Moro was a kind and gentle soul but in battle, he was a brutal psychopath. He pushed all of Gohan's limits to the brink and beyond.

Gohan had all of his mental barriers up, just so his sensei couldn't attack him in his mind, like he had done in previous spars.

His eyes shifted left to right, trying to pick up any sign of Moro's ki. He checked for any sound, thought, or sight, but there were none to be found. At least until it was too late. Before he could even blink, his masters blurred shape rushed from behind and struck him right in the back, knocking the wind out of the poor half-breed. To add another injury to an already seething injury, Moro gave a mighty roundhouse kick that went through Gohan's left cheek. After that, the giant alien joined his hands together and slammed his conjoined fists into Gohan's head, nearly cracking the boy's skull.

Gohan dropped out of the sky and fell to the ground at a massive speed, hitting the branches of the trees before coming to that sudden end to the fall, resulting in another crater imprinted onto the planet's surface.

Moro flew to the ground, landing on his feet, with his arms crossed.

"GET UP BOY! WE"RE NOT DONE HERE! Is that all you can take Gohan? This is nothing. You'll never make a great fighter if you can't survive my weakest fighting moves. I know you still can fight because you're still in you're SSJ1 form. GET UP!" he yelled at his young student, hoping to make the boy angry. He knew the boy couldn't resist fighting back after his pride was insulted. The Saiya-jin in him would simply not permit that to happen.

He waited as Gohan moved his aching body with a large groan of pain. Gohan then rose off the ground, and then stood in front of his master, with his back turned to him. A moment later, Gohan disappeared completely.

Moro blinked once or twice, but immediately put up his guard as he heard a cry from above him.

"MASENKO- HAAAA!" shouted Gohan as he launched his signature attack. The bright orange and pink light blasted straight towards his teacher.

Moro simply smirked, just like Vegeta, twisted his torso to the right, and then deflected the blast with his fists, returning it to the sender. However, it moved slowly enough that Gohan could move out of the way and not be hit with his own attack.

Gohan reappeared on the top of a cliff, panting like a mad fiend.

'I'm going to have to take it up a notch if I'm going to win this spar. Luckily, I've done enough practice with the SSJ 2 form to last more than thirty seconds.' He thought to himself before he felt his master approaching. He immediately transformed. His hair became spikier, stood straight up, and turned a shiny gold. He disappeared before Moro could plant a punch.

Moro appeared and, upon seeing that his student escaped, stood in his stance, pondering what had happened. Gohan wasn't that fast, even in his SSJ 1 form. However, a revelation hit him. He smiled and chuckled evilly to himself.

"I see, well if we're going to play like that, I might as well as go all the way." Moro said before powering up.

Soon, the skies darkened to a midnight black. Lightning struck with such ferocity that anybody with any common sense would head indoors. However, fighters like these two were sometimes not blessed with this gift.

Besides the lightning, much more chaos was occurring. The rivers and lakes were roaring like the ocean, knocking over tress and flooding the valley. Winds were howling, blowing all life away as they raged. The earth was shaking and breaking apart. It seemed as if the whole planet was coming undone.

Moro howled as his power grew, his muscles grew to twice their normal size; his eyes became red and devoid of any pupils in them. Soon, the transformation ended and the storms died down. The planet calmed and everything was restored to normal.

"Watch out Gohan, here I come." He said in a hollow, gravelly manner, as his voice had changed. He sped off to find his prey.

Meanwhile, Gohan was flying to find the right spot to face off his mentor. He spotted a barren desert near a large river. He immediately stopped and landed. Gohan then put himself in a fighting stance, awaiting the upcoming battle.

He searched out his master to know which direction he was coming from. What he discovered was an enormous power with a familiar ki signature. It was close to Gohan's current power.

"Holy shit, what the fuck is that!? If that's Sensei, then I'm in the deep shit now!" he said.

As soon as he finished, Moro appeared from behind and back-handed Gohan into the ground a few feet away.

Gohan got up, sped behind his master and gave him a round-house kick in the back of his head. Soon, the fight escalated to a level not seen before. If you were not properly introduced to the scene, one would think this was an all-out battle of life or death, instead of just a training spar.

The punches and kicks were flying like birds in the sky. They flew higher and higher into the air. Each fighter was sustaining incredible injuries. More so Gohan, for he had taken a bigger beating, as well as taking a beating the first time around.

Gohan started to feel the effects of those earlier whoopings. He started feeling dizzy and his vision began to blur. He grabbed his temple just as his sensei elbowed him right in his ribs.

Gohan began to fall to the ground, but his master wasn't through yet. He fired one more blast.

"SHELLSHOCKER!!!" he cried.

He sent a bright green blast surrounded by sonic waves towards his young pupil.

Gohan was blasted head-on and there was nothing he could about it. He simply allowed the blast to hit him. Then, his entire world went black once more.

The pain was nearly unbearable. The other part that was unbearable was the omnipresent darkness that surrounded him.

Three hours later,

He could only hear one voice.

"Gohan, wake up. It's time for your breakfast." The sweet voice said.

Upon hearing about the prospects of food, Gohan leapt from his bed, but not without feeling the sharp, sudden pain from his ribs.

"Okay, not my best idea." He said quietly to himself.

He made his way to the dining room, sitting himself down to the wonderful meal that lay before him. His mouth was watering at the delectable dishes set on the table.

"Gohan, you might want to close your mouth and start eating before you flood my house… again." He heard from behind.

Gohan looked around and saw his sensei stand there, holding a big bowl of fried bilderfols. Bilderfols were a vegetable on the planet Xanthar, very similar to the earth potato, except it was purple. However, this is completely off topic.

"Sorry master." he said, performing the famous Son grin.

Moro simply laughed.

"That's alright, Gohan. Just sit down and eat your breakfast. You deserve a large meal after how well you did in that spar yesterday." He said with a wry grin.

"Did well? I only laid a few hits on you. You kicked my scrawny ass." Gohan said in confusion.

"Ah, but the few hits you did manage to get were hard. I still have a headache." He said as he clutched his head in agony.

"You're getting much better at fighting. My spars are tough to get through, especially if you rely on only you're eyes. You've learned to sense me and react appropriately. I'm very proud of you." He said with a warm smile.

Gohan had in fact improved, but that's what happens when you train everyday with a teacher like Moro was. He always drove Gohan to his limits, and then ten times beyond that. Gohan had mastered telepathy, teleportation, and instant transmission, all within the first eight months of his stay. Besides that, Gohan had learned to master his SSJ 2 form, as stated previously. Gohan then started searching for that new level, the one beyond where he was at.

"You're also growing up into quite the young man." Moro added.

Gohan was growing up too. He had grown several inches since when he first landed on the planet. His muscles were also nicely developing, getting rid of a lot of the baby fat. He still had some of his childish looks, but they were starting to give way to more masculine features. Girls would kill themselves to look at him.

Gohan smiled at the progress, both in growth and in martial arts he had made. Although he had never won a spar against his master, he had learned to endure them and become conscious again after a few hours, instead of a few days.

"I'm also sure that your father would be very proud of you as well." He said.

Those words hit Gohan like a fist from yesterday's fight. Gohan had been thinking about his father for a while, contemplating what had happened at the Cell Games. He had wondered if his dad had made the right decision. Although his dad was a good man, his skills as a father were less than satisfactory. He had endured so many emotional attacks from his father's friends, he wondered if his father's decision was even worth all the trouble. Besides his former friends, he felt that he was abandoned, left to be the man of the house and the savior of the world. These were heavy responsibilities that Gohan was not ready to bear. His feelings towards his father had changed. He didn't hate him; nobody could ever hate Son Goku. That was nearly impossible, except if you were one of the countless villains throughout the universe. He just felt, well the feelings were extremely hard to put into words.

Moro had suddenly realized his terrible mistake, bringing up the subject of Son Goku.

"Oh, I'm very sorry. I know how you feel about your father, but you must know that this is part of life, perhaps even destiny." He said with a little twinkle in his eye. Gohan looked at him with a look of curiosity. Moro just sighed and went on.

"Gohan, there has been something I've been neglecting to tell you. There is more to all of this than just making you stronger. There is a greater purpose to all of this. In a few years, a great threat will arise and terrorize the universe once more." He said with a look of terror and anxiety.

Gohan looked up at his master. He had never seen his sensei so worried.

"What is it?" he asked with a tremble in his voice.

"It's something that'll make fighting Cell look like a walk on the beach. It is an incredibly powerful being from the dawn of time." He replied.

Gohan raised an eyebrow but let his sensei continue.

"The creature goes by the name of Chernazon. He is the epitome of pure evil. At the start of creation, when light was created, shadow was created. As a result of that, creatures of light and shadow were given life. Chernazon is the most powerful of the Keroans, which in the ancient language of Gheroti means "creatures of shadow". He being that powerful gave him the desire of power to rule over the inferior ones as he called them. He gathered an army of shadow creatures to assail the throne of creation. However, the creator knew of Chernazon's plans and amassed his own army of Shenaians, creatures of light, to combat him. It took every last light creature to stop them. They were led by the most powerful Shenaian, Jortyl. A great deal of Shenaians and Keroans were lost in the ensuing war. Finally, Jortyl performed a spell of containment upon Chernazon, locking him in a dimension of complete emptiness, called the Void. After the war, the creator banished the remaining Keroans to the Void as well. He then summoned the surviving Shenaians to the higher heavens, but Jortyl remained in creation to watch over the Void to prevent the Keroans from escaping. However, he had become mortal, and like all mortals, eventually died. However, the creator knew Chernazon would escape so he performed one last act before disappearing into the high heavens forever. He made sure that Jortyl was reincarnated in time to battle Chernazon once again. Due to the war, the spirit of good and evil spread through the universe, creating all life, including the Kais. That's why we have all the levels of Kais and so forth, so that evil will never have a chance to succeed in this universe. Anyway, one person was marked to have the reincarnated spirit of Jortyl. Would you please raise your right arm Gohan?" he said to his pupil.

Gohan blinked a few times and raised his arm, like he was told. On his right side, just below his armpit, was a mark in the shape of a pentagram with a lightning bolt going through it. Gohan merely shrugged.

"It's just a little birthmark." He said

Moro gasped and stared shocked at his student.

"This is no mere birthmark Gohan. This marks you as the reincarnation of Jortyl. You are the one who must battle Chernazon." He said.

Gohan just sat there, completely shocked.

"How I wish dad was here. He would be able to defeat this Chernazon character." He said to himself.

Moro shook his head.

"No Gohan, he wouldn't be able to. He wasn't able to defeat Cell was he? You had to do it on your own, and you have to do this on your own as well. I wish there was another way, but there isn't. You must do this, and I will help you to prepare for the battle. I will make sure that you are ready to defeat Chernazon." He said with a look of pride.

Gohan simply smiled a smile of relief.

"Thank you sensei." He said in a hushed tone.

Moro simply nodded and smiled.

'You're welcome young one.' He thought to himself.

Well, that's the next chapter. I hope you enjoyed reading it as I did writing it. I'll try to update sooner next time. I have big plans for Gohan in the upcoming chapters. Anyway, please review, but no flames. Also, If you like this story, I think you would Legend of the Ultimate, Pandora's Box, A warrior's heart, A hunter's honor, and Darkness Revealed by Alpha707. They are some of the best fics I have ever read. Anyway, see ya next time kiddies.